Roy reached out and touched the fruit; the moment his fingertip made contact, the power contained within surged into his body like a flood breaking through a dam.
At the same time, an unprecedented surge of immense natural energy suddenly enveloped him, causing the entire sky and earth to instantly grow heavy, as if both mourning and rejoicing.
This terrifying aura erupted from within Roy, sweeping through the surroundings like a storm, striking fear into the heart.
"What is happening?" Armin asked in terror, shielding his face with his hand, his voice filled with disbelief and fear.
The scene felt as though the end of the world was approaching.
Roy, meanwhile, was immersed in a wondrous state; he could clearly feel the bottleneck within him gradually loosening as a strange energy flowed into his Mangekyō Sharingan.
As if activated, his Sharingan began to spin wildly, releasing a crimson glow of unparalleled intensity.
"It's done," Roy thought, a sense of indescribable premonition welling up within him, and in the next instant, the patterns in his eyes became far more intricate and complex, rotating like mechanical devices, with the clockwork pattern within them turning endlessly.
"So this is the legendary Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan?" Roy marveled inwardly, feeling the transformation this power brought him, yet knowing this was far from the end.
Just then, a faint sound seemed to emanate from the heavens, like the purest notes of celestial celebration, as if the entire world was rejoicing at this moment.
As this power continued to pour in, a gleaming black Truth-Seeking Ball gradually took shape above Roy's head, slowly rotating and radiating an awe-inspiring presence.
Within Roy's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, an unprecedented power surged, and a touch of mysterious purple quietly emerged, adding an indescribable majesty to his eyes.
This scene lasted for a long while, as if time itself had frozen in that moment.
Yet in the end, that purple light gradually faded, and even the Truth-Seeking Ball that had taken shape dispersed into nothingness.
"Still a little short?" Roy muttered to himself.
"It seems there's still some distance to reaching the level of the Sage of Six Paths."
He made this assessment, and though there was regret in his heart, he understood that this was already an unexpected gain.
After all, possessing the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan had already surpassed his previous limits.
And in that moment, Armin and the others who were fortunate enough to witness this scene were left speechless with shock.
They had never seen such a spectacular sight, as if even heaven and earth were congratulating Roy on his transformation, with those faint celestial sounds still echoing in their ears.
Roy's figure flickered, transforming into a brilliant trail of light and vanishing from the spot in an instant.
He knew well that if he was to rule this world, he would next need to personally visit the remaining lands, letting those nations still gripped by fear witness his power and thus submit to him.
By then, the Rumbling initiated by Eren had already destroyed nearly half the world; the once glorious kingdoms now lay in ruins, while the remaining nations were shrouded in deep terror, unsure who the next target would be or how to resist this overwhelming force.
In one nation, countless soldiers and weapons had gathered; news of the giants' attack had spread, and fear was spreading among them like a plague.
They knew there was no retreat left; they could only fight to the death.
But just then, a point of light appeared on the horizon, and an unprecedented wave of immense power crashed down upon the entire nation.
Under Roy's Haoshoku Haki, only a handful of people could still remain standing.
They looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with terror and awe, feeling the power that filled the heavens and earth, their expressions dazed, as if in that moment, they were witnessing a divine miracle.
"God...?" they murmured, their hearts filled with awe and doubt.
They had never imagined that such immense power could truly exist in this world.
In just a short while, Roy had already cowed the entire world.
He was like a true deity, surveying his domain, making all living beings feel his majesty and power.
Finally, he returned to Historia.
"Welcome, Roy-sa..." Historia's words held a hint of hesitation, but then they grew firm. "No, the god of our world."
She knew full well that Roy was now the new ruler of this world.
"Historia, you should still call me Roy-sama," Roy said with a smile, interrupting her.
Remembering her earlier words about dedicating herself, including her body, to him, Roy's gaze swept over Historia; her kneeling posture accentuated her graceful figure.
Yet this glance brought a blush to Historia's cheeks; she lowered her head slightly, a strange feeling welling up inside her.
But soon, she regained her composure. From the moment she became queen, she had already resolved to give everything for her nation, including her body and dignity.
And besides… looking at Roy's handsome face, a warmth stirred within Historia's heart.
Perhaps serving such a person wouldn't be such a bad thing after all.
"The world has felt pain, experienced pain, accepted pain, and understood pain," Roy suddenly said, turning to Historia.
"A new world is coming."
In that moment, Historia looked at Roy, radiant with light, her heart filled with immense admiration.
A genuine smile spread across her face; this world was about to change.
…
Afterward, the world underwent a tremendous transformation.
Before Roy's overwhelming and unmatched power, the once divided and warring nations all bowed in submission, no longer daring to defy him in the slightest, completely reshaping the structure and order of the world.
At the same time, a mysterious power began to spread silently across the world.
This was the chakra stemming from the planted remnants of the Divine Tree.
The Divine Tree remnants remained rooted in this world, still growing slowly.
Roy understood the importance of the Divine Tree remnants and therefore specifically protected them with a powerful barrier.
The chakra sown by the Divine Tree, nurtured carefully by Roy, gradually manifested in the world and began to be perceived and embraced by more and more people.
At first, this chakra was still very weak, but as time passed, more and more people began to recognize its existence and started to try to grasp and utilize it.
Though limited by the fact that this was not the complete Divine Tree, making the chakra in this world still quite weak, it was already enough to astound many.
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